Question

Laura needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $17.95, plus 15 cents for each mile driven. If Laura only has $50 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?

_____________________miles

Answer 1

213
`(2)/(3)` miles

Explanation:

Create an equation and solve for x, where x is the number of miles she can drive

Since 15 cents are charged for every mile, 0.15x can represent the cost from driving. 17.95 will be added to this to represent the base fee.

Then, this will be set equal to 50, since Laura only has $50 to spend

0.15x + 17.95 = 50

0.15x = 32.05

x = 213
`(2)/(3)`

So, Laura can drive a maximum of 213
`(2)/(3)` miles